Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
12
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
8
22
44
51
53
53
53
60
113
53
42
31
22
15
10
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:12PM1.77m
5:31AM1.78m
6:20PM1.87m
6:33AM1.83m
7:19PM1.97m
7:31AM1.85m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.40m
11:46AM0.24m
00:20AM0.36m
12:43PM0.17m
1:19AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
5
7
6
8
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
13
15
15
12
11
10
10
10
12
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